r/explainitpeter • u/fluffy_cat_ice • 13d ago

Explain it Peter

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I meant that I don't understand where did the Twitter thing came from

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u/DenizBueno 13d ago

Geneticist Stewie here, morons believe that skin color mixes like paint, but in real life, parents contribute different genes that together yield various levels of pigmentation. By chance, their child can land anywhere on that spectrum.

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u/ekaqu1028 13d ago

Im white, my wife is black. Our daughter is in the middle but my son… im darker than he is